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| | The Hindu : Belgium pips Russia in a thriller |
 | | Dmitri Sychev cut the lead again in the 88th minute, but that wasn't enough for the Russians, who needed a draw to qualify for the round of 16. |
 | | Sychev's shot in the 88th minute restored some pride to the Russians, and they put increasing pressure on the Belgian goal, but the red-shirted players were able to hold off the attack until the final whistle. |
 | | Russia: 1-Ruslan Nigmatullin, 2-Yuri Kovtun, 3-Yuri Nikiforov (18-Dmitri Sennikov, 43), 4-Alexei Smertin (22-Dmitri Sychev, 34), 5-Andrei Solomatin, 7-Viktor Onopko (c), 8-Valery Karpin (16-Alexander Kerzhakov, 84), 9-Egor Titov, 11-Vladimir Beschastnykh, 15-Dmitry Alenichev, 21-Dmitry Khohklov. |
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